Microsoft to soon launch Pornbox... I mean sandbox

[DesiPower]

This new pornbox sandbox will essentially allow users to spin a new VM type of environment every time, watch porn test suspicious application, and then shut it down, nothing persists on the device, everything is discarded after you close the application.

The company touts the following features of Windows Sandbox in a detailed blog post introducing the new feature:
Part of Windows -- everything required for this feature ships with Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise. No need to download a VHD!
Pristine -- every time Windows Sandbox runs, it's as clean as a brand-new installation of Windows.
Disposable -- nothing persists on the device; everything is discarded after you close the application.
Secure -- uses hardware-based virtualization for kernel isolation, which relies on the Microsoft's hypervisor to run a separate kernel which isolates Windows Sandbox from the host.
Efficient -- uses integrated kernel scheduler, smart memory management, and virtual GPU.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Man...that would be GREAT for those virus filled porn sites. I can't believe no one has thought of it before!

 

[sdifox]

So just a Hyper-v Base VM?

 

[luv2liv]

i have been using "browser-in-the-box"
https://www.sirrix.com/content/pages/BitBox_enterprise_en.htm
looks like MS solution is much smaller in size, hopefully just as fast.

 

[Staples]

So much crap has been added to Windows over the years and I bet no one uses any of it. Here is a feature that I can see myself using. Probably one of 5 new features since Windows XP.

 

[balloonshark]

I've been using Sandboxie for years and for double protection when surfing the dark side I enable Shadow Defender which is a light virtualization app. According to one of the comments it looks like MS's Sandbox still isn't able to let you install software that needs a reboot just like other light virtualzation apps.

 

[DesiPower]

Yes, its definitely a lighter version of sandbox, probably targeted towards home users or small business, light dev work. Over the years, the number of software that need reboot has diminished anyways... For home use, any software that needs reboot, except device drivers, I don't trust them anyways

 

[clamum]

So it's just kinda like VMWare Workstation Player or VirtualBox (free VM hosts), shipped with Windows? Kinda cool I guess but doesn't seem that spectacular. Then again I'm no VM expert haxor or anything.